Release Date: April 24, 2025
Genres: Action, Drama
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production Companies: EVW Entertainment, Daniel Stisen Productions, IMS Sales
Story
On April 24, 2025, the action-packed drama Fight Pride will be released in theaters. Inspired by Eugene O’Neill’s beloved stage play The Hairy Ape, the film chronicles an engrossing quest for self-realization and atonement.
The protagonist of the tale is a steel worker named Yank (played by Daniel Stisen), who feels alone in society. In an attempt to find purpose and belonging, he befriends a homeless boy who is being bullied, and this changes the course of his life. When Yank is chosen to compete in an underground fight league by Anna, the daughter of a wealthy real estate tycoon, his search for identity and a sense of belonging becomes even more challenging. Yank becomes a formidable fighter as he delves deeper into the harsh world of underground fighting, having previously been a struggling laborer. His trip is a theatrical investigation of interpersonal and societal strife, reflecting the themes of alienation and self-discovery in O’Neill’s play.
Plot Summary
The gripping action drama Fight Pride is scheduled to open in theaters on April 24, 2025. The movie chronicles the journey of Yank, an outcast steel worker who experiences identity and belonging issues. Yank makes a close and unexpected friendship with a homeless boy who is being bullied while he struggles through life’s harsh realities. When he is chosen to join an underground fight league as a fighter by the daughter of a wealthy real estate tycoon, his life drastically changes.
Inspired by The Hairy Ape, a famous stage play by Eugene O’Neill, Fight Pride explores themes of social marginalization and self-discovery. The narrative follows Yank’s journey from a helpless outsider to a vicious fighter as he fights his own inner demons in addition to those outside the ring. The harsh realities of the fighting world test Yank’s quest for acceptance and personal atonement in the underground fight league, which turns into a battlefield.
Cast
Daniel Stisen as Yank
Michael Paré as Gil
Helena Mattsson as Anna (Rumored)
Natassia Malthe as Lani
Ralf Moeller as Heinie
Tait Fletcher as Ivan
Randy Couture as Bull
Sara Pallini as Vanessa
Seth Michaels as Jimmy
